EarthCorps has seen a surge of community members who want to give back. In January and February 2017 more than 1,100 volunteers have
worked with us to improve the health of our parks; a 30% increase from January and February 2016!

To accommodate everyone who wants to serve, EarthCorps has increased the size of many of our events and added new events to our calendar.

Below are some opportunities coming up in March, but take a look at our new Volunteer Calendar for a full list.

March 4th – West Hylebos Wetlands Park in Federal Way
March 4th – Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland
March 11th – Camp Long in West Seattle
March 11th – Farrel-McWhirter Park in Redmond
March 11th – Ellis Pond on Mercer Island
March 11th – Tukwila Community Center – in Tukwila
March 18th – Thornton Creek in North Seattle
March 25th – Discovery Park in Seattle

In two weeks, from August 27 to 31, Professor Sándor Tóth is organizing the 17th Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources (SSAFR), an international gathering that has been held every couple years since 1975. So far, the symposium has … Continue reading →

Olivia Sanderfoot, an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and incoming SEFS doctoral student with Professor Beth Gardner’s research group, is the lead author on a paper just published today in Environmental Research Letters, “Air pollution impacts on avian species via inhalation … Continue reading →

The individual selected for this position will: Lead and oversee the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Program by managing teams that will plan, develop, and implement vital coastal and marine restoration projects to restore natural resources and habitats that were injured and/or lost from the DWH oil spill. Ensure effective coordination and collaboration with federal […]

1) Abies concolor White Fir This tall conifer, native to the mountains of western North America, adds an interesting silvery blue backdrop to our Legume collection. The young trees are valuable in the Christmas tree trade for their ornamental look. The specimens in grid 16-6E were planted in 1938. 2) Acer davidii D […]

Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) travel 12,000 miles each year to their North American breeding areas, where they have experienced habitat loss and degradation for decades. The declining grassland bird may also face threats in South America, where a recent study found the bird relies heavily on rice fields for food, and those fields are often farmed with pe […]

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations filed a report (House Report 115-238) associated with the FY18 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill which acknowledges “that maintaining the professional competencies of the Federal workforce is necessary to assure sound scientific management principles […]